Psychometric properties of an abridged version of the Zarit Burden Interview within a representative Canadian caregiver sample

Gerontologist

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 121-127

  O'Rourke, Norm ^a   Tuokko, Holly A ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Burden; Caregivers; Dementia; Test Reliability; Test validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; INTERVIEW; PSYCHOMETRY;

EID: 0037321526     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/43.1.121     Document Type: Article

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